Steve Clifford
@jake_a_loo
Military researcher, blogger and genealogist with a special interest in the First World War.
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I'm sure many of you are already aware of the @UkNatArchives free digital downloads but if not you may find my article offering a Canadian perspective on their military records helpful: militaryandfamilyhistory.blog/2020/05/04/fre…
Ken Curry #WW2 #RHLI veteran, ‘Last man standing’ from Dieppe raid dies at 97" via @timescolonist timescolonist.com/news/local/jac…
Part 2 of my article on #FWW Red Gables Hospital in Bletchingley, Surrey ... a tribute to frontline workers battling COVID-19. More photos here: militaryandfamilyhistory.blog/2020/04/22/fro…
Apr 15 1945: Cape Breton Highlanders participate in advance toward Terlet as the last areas of Arnhem, Neherlands, are liberated after of a five-day operation. Photo: German POWs in Allied custody, Arnhem. Hewitt (Sgt), No 5 Army Film & Photographic Unit / Public domain.
I'm paying tribute to frontline workers in the fight against COVID-19 by sharing photos of #FWW hospitals from my collection. This week: Red Gables Private Hospital in Bletchingley, Surrey. More photos here: militaryandfamilyhistory.blog/2020/04/15/fro…
Can you help identify this Lieutenant from the 47th Battalion CEF? I'm helping a family with this #FWW mystery photograph and thought crowdsourcing might generate some leads. More details including an inscription can be found on my blog. Thanks for the RT. militaryandfamilyhistory.blog/2019/11/14/mys…
It was a beautiful evening in Victoria BC for two events honouring those who've served Canada for over 100 years: Remembrance Illuminated at Christ Church Cathedral and a candlelight vigil at the Cenotaph. #LestWeForget. More: militaryandfamilyhistory.blog/2019/11/10/rem…
Hey @Jake_a_loo and other #military detectives. Maybe you can help with this long lasting mystery: 'A hero without a name': Requesting help from Cambridge to solve a 75-year-old mystery cambridgetimes.ca/opinion-story/…
Check out this FABULOUS video by the @CanadianForces's Combat Camera Team showing footage from Pte Newburn's burial. #allthefeels #FWW #Hill70
Yesterday, in the presence of family, First World War soldier Private George Alfred Newburn was finally laid to rest in France by the British Columbia Regiment (Duke of Connaught’s Own).
#DYK, @CanadianForces soldiers from the BC Regiment were on hand to dress Pte Newburn's casket this afternoon. #FWW #Hill70 #WeRemember
Remembering Marc Edward Berton, a 17 year-old French-born Canadian soldier KIA near Hill 60 on May 30, 1916. I visited his grave in 2016 as part of the #SaanichRemembers project and recently contacted Marc's niece in the USA. militaryandfamilyhistory.blog/2019/06/10/rem…
Major Archie MacNaughton served in the #FWW and again in #WW2. He died leading his men in the D-Day invasion on June 6, 1944. Read more: "New Brunswick's 'quiet' soldier honoured in Heritage Minute" via @CBCNews cbc.ca/news/canada/ne…
"Remains of #FWW soldier found in France identified as teen from B.C." via @CBC_News was British-born 18-year old Pte. George Alfred Newburn from Victoria, BC. #7thBattalionCEF cbc.ca/news/canada/br…
Mark Edward Berton is commemorated in the #SaanichRemembers #FWW project: saanich.ca/EN/main/parks-… #SaanichArchives @jake_a_loo
Belgian man searches for family of fallen First World War soldier from #VictoriaBC dlvr.it/R5RtN9
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An interesting article on artefacts relating to The Royal Sappers and Miners that have been unearthed on Parliament Hill, via @CBCNews. #RoyalEngineers cbc.ca/news/canada/ot…
May 16 1919: The 25th Battalion (Nova Scotia Rifles) marches through the city of Halifax NS and "musters out" before day's end.
Edward Maurice Atkins (11 July 1890 - 16 September 1964). Conductor of the 1919 officers' peals. Badly wounded January 1916 by a sniper (near Hooge, Belgium). halfmuffled.wordpress.com/2019/05/16/edw…
Remembering Birmingham-born mechanic Anthony Baker who settled in Canada but was recruited to work in Britain during the war where he lost an arm during the Zeppelin raid on Woolwich Arsenal in October 1915: militaryandfamilyhistory.blog/2019/04/04/rem…
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